Hefei vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$269
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
76
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hefei is 2% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6756th and 6851st ($707 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 12th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3921st and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Karaj

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Hefei Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550